Q -- MEDICAL SERVICES: PROVIDE OPTOMETRY SERVICES TO VETERANS ADMINISTRATION COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINICS

Notice Date

May 25, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Veteran Affairs, Network Acquisition Program, 130 West Kingsbridge Road, 10N3ACQ, Bronx, NY 10468-9938

ZIP Code

10468-9938

Solicitation Number

10N3-146-01

Response Due

July 16, 2001

Point of Contact

Jean Ryan, Contract Specialist, (718) 741-4313; Selah Scott, Contract Specialist, (718) 741-4319

Description

The contractor shall provide a certified Optometrist to examine VA patients for the purpose of refracting their eyes and writing eyeglass prescriptions. Examinations will be conducted at the optometrist's place of business, which must be within a ten-mile radius from the perspective VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC). The three CBOCs are located in Brick, Hackensack, and Trenton, New Jersey. The qualifications of personnel performing the examinations are subject to review by the VA New Jersey Healthcare System (VA). Requests for services will be made by referral from the primary care physician at the CBOC. It is preferably if contractor can service all three CBOCs but not required. Contractor will be required to perform a complete exam on each patient that includes the following: a) history, b) refraction, c) assessment of extra-ocular muscle movements and pupils, d) visual field screening, e) slit lamp exam, f) tonometry, g) dilated fundus exam, h) frame measurements (for selected frames available on VA contract), i)completion of VA eyeglass prescription form or vendor form containing the same information, j) if applicable, a pathology report should be reported to the referring physician and the Eye Clinic at the East Orange Campus of VA New Jersey Healthcare System. The contractor will provide a sufficient block of time on a daily basis for scheduling veteran's appointments. The estimated number of veteran patients to be seen on a monthly basis follows: a) Brick: 100 b) Hackensack: 100 c) Trenton: 50 This contract is effective from the award date to September 30, 2001 plus 4 one-year options that may be exercised by the VA. The contractor shall not perform services after September 30 each year until the contracting officer authorizes such services in writing. The contract is subject to the availability of funds and to termination as determined by the VA Requests for solicitation packages must be made in writing on company letterhead to Jean Ryan, Business Service Center (OOBSC), 130 West Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468. FAX: (718) 741-4585. The NAICS code for this job is 621320. The solicitation package is due by 11:00AM on July 16, 2001, local time at the Bronx VA Medical Center, Jean Ryan, Business Service Center (OOBSC), 130 W. Kingsbridge Road, Bronx, NY 10468, Room 9B-67.

Record

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